Country-Musik 1983

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1983 im Genre Country-Musik.

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Hot Country Songs des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.^[1]

• 8. Januar – Can't Even Get the Blues – Reba McEntire
• 15. Januar – Going Where the Lonely Go – Merle Haggard
• 22. Januar – (Lost His Love) On Our Last Date – Emmylou Harris
• 29. Januar – Talk to Me – Mickey Gilley
• 5. Februar – Inside – Ronnie Milsap
• 12. Februar – ’Til I Gain Control Again – Crystal Gayle
• 19. Februar – Fakin' Love – T.G. Sheppard und Karen Brooks
• 26. Februar – Why Baby Why – Charley Pride
• 5. März – If Hollywood Don't Need You – Don Williams
• 12. März – The Rose – Conway Twitty
• 19. März – I Wouldn't Change You If I Could – Ricky Skaggs
• 26. März – Swingin‘ – John Anderson
• 21. April – When I'm Away From You – Bellamy Brothers
• 9. April – We've Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers und Sheena Easton
• 16. April – Dixieland Delight – Alabama
• 23. April – American Made – Oak Ridge Boys
• 30. April – You're The First Time I've Thought About Leaving – Reba McEntire
• 7. Mai – Jose Cuervo – Shelly West
• 14. Mai – Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love – B.J. Thomas
• 21. Mai – Common Man – John Conlee
• 28. Mai – You Take Me for Granted – Merle Haggard
• 4. Juni – Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will) – Waylon Jennings
• 11. Juni – Our Love is on the Faultline – Crystal Gayle
• 18. Juni – You Can't Run From Love – Eddie Rabbitt
• 25. Juni – Fool For Your Love – Mickey Gilley
• 2. Juli – Love is on a Roll – Don Williams
• 9. Juli – Highway 40 Blues – Ricky Skaggs
• 16. Juli – The Closer You Get – Alabama
• 23. Juli – Pancho and Lefty – Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
• 30. Juli – I Always Get Lucky With You – George Jones
• 6. August – Your Love's on the Line – Earl Thomas Conley
• 13. August – He's a Heartache (Looking For a Place to Happen) – Janie Fricke
• 20. August – Love Song – Oak Ridge Boys
• 27. August – You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation – Ronnie McDowell
• 3. September – A Fire I Can't Put Out – George Strait
• 10. September – I'm Only in it For the Love – John Conlee
• 17. September – Night Games – Charley Pride
• 24. September – Baby What About You – Crystal Gayle
• 11. Oktober – New Looks From an Old Lover – B.J. Thomas
• 8. Oktober – Don't You Know How Much I Love You – Ronnie Milsap
• 15. Oktober – Paradise Tonight – Charly McClain und Mickey Gilley
• 22. Oktober – Lady Down on Love – Alabama
• 29. Oktober – Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
• 12. November – Somebody's Gonna Love You – Lee Greenwood
• 19. November – One of a Kind, Pair of Fools – Barbara Mandrell
• 26. November – Holding Her and Loving You – Earl Thomas Conley
• 3. Dezember – A Little Good News – Anne Murray
• 10. Dezember – Tell Me a Lie – Janie Fricke
• 17. Dezember – Black Sheep – John Anderson
• 24. Dezember – Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You) – Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers

• Amarillo By Morning – George Strait
• Everything's Beautiful in its Own Way – Dolly Parton und Willie Nelson
• Flight 309 to Tennessee – Shelly West
• Foolin‘ – Johnny Rodriguez
• Going Downhill – John Anderson
• Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton
• Hey Bartender – Johnny Lee
• How Could I Love Her So Much – Johnny Rodriguez
• I.O.U. – Lee Greenwood
• I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before) – Earl Thomas Conley
• I Love Her Mind – Bellamy Brothers
• Leave Them Boys Alone – Hank Williams Jr. (mit Ernest Tubb und Waylon Jennings)
• Midnight Fire – Steve Wariner
• Nobody But You – Don Williams
• Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely) – Statler Brothers
• The Ride – David Allan Coe
• Save Me – Louise Mandrell
• Scarlet Fever – Kenny Rogers
• Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love On Me) – George Jones
• Snapshot – Sylvia
• Stranger in My House – Ronnie Milsap
• Tennessee Whiskey – George Jones
• Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More) – Tom Jones
• What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life) – Merle Haggard
• What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her – Gene Watson
• Why Do We Want What We Know We Can't Have – Reba McEntire
• The Wind Beneath My Wings – Gary Morris
• You've Got a Lover – Ricky Skaggs

Die folgende Liste umfasst die Nummer-eins-Hits der Billboard Top Country Albums des US-amerikanischen Musikmagazines Billboard chronologisch nach Wochenplatzierung.^[2]

• 1. Januar – Mountain Music – Alabama
• 9. April – Panco & Lefty – Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
• 16. April – The Closer You Get... – Alabama
• 29. Oktober – Eyes That See in the Dark – Kenny Rogers

• American Made – Oak Ridge Boys
• Don't Cheat in Our Hometown – Ricky Skaggs
• Don't Make it Easy for Me – Earl Thomas Conley
• Even the Strong Get Lonely – Tammy Wynette
• Heart to Heart – Merle Haggard
• A Little Good News – Anne Murray
• Lost in the Feeling – Conway Twitty
• Right or Wrong – George Strait
• Shine On – George Jones
• Take it to the Limit – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson
• That's the Way Love Goes – Merle Haggard
• Tougher Than Leather – Willie Nelson
• Waylon and Company – Waylon Jennings
• We've Got Tonight – Kenny Rogers
• Without a Song – Willie Nelson

• 10. März – Carrie Underwood
• 30. Juni – Cole Swindell
• 10. November – Miranda Lambert
• 29. Dezember – Jessica Andrews

• 2. April Cliff Carlisle
• 20. Oktober – Merle Travis

• Little Jimmy Dickens^[3]

• W. C. Handy
• Loretta Lynn
• Beasley Smith

• Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – Break It to Me Gently – Juice Newton
• Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
• Beste Countrydarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe mit Gesang (Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal) – Mountain Music – Alabama
• Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) Alabama Jubilee – Roy Clark
• Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Alway On My Mind von Autoren: Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Interpret Willie Nelson^[4]

• Entertainer Of The Year – Alabama
• Song Of The Year – Are The Good Times Really Over – Interpret: Merle Haggard – Autor: Merle Haggard
• Single Of The Year – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
• Album Of The Year – Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
• Top Male Vocalist – Ronnie Milsap
• Top Female Vocalist – Sylvia
• Top Vocal Duo – Shelly West and David Frizzell
• Top Vocal Group – Alabama
• Top New Male Vocalist – Michael Martin Murphey
• Top New Female Vocalist – Karen Brooks

• Entertainer of the Year – Alabama
• Song Of The Year – Always On My Mind – J.Christopher / W.Carson / M.James
• Single Of The Year – Swingin – John Anderson
• Album Of The Year – The Closer You Get – Alabama
• Male Vocalist Of The Year – Lee Greenwood
• Female Vocalist Of The Year – Janie Fricke
• Vocal Duo Of The Year – Merle Haggard / Willie Nelson
• Vocal Group Of The Year – Alabama
• Instrumentalist Of The Year – Chet Atkins
• Horizon Award – John Anderson
• Instrumental Group Of The Year – Ricky Skaggs Band

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Kenny Rogers
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Barbara Mandrell
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
• Favorite Country Album – Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
• Favorite Country Song – Love Will Turn You Around – Kenny Rogers

1. ↑ Hot Country Songs Chart - Chartssuche ab 1. Januar 1983. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 26. Juni 2022 (englisch). 
2. ↑ Top Country Albums - Chartssuche ab 1. Januar 1983. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 26. Juni 2022 (englisch). 
3. ↑ LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS. INDUCTED : 1983. In: Country Music Hall of Fame. Abgerufen am 26. Juni 2022 (englisch). 
4. ↑ 25st Grammy Awards - 1983. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 25. Juni 2022 (englisch).